I recently got together with a friend of mine and we did a 'for fun ' shoot in the Valley of Fire. We had a blast! Just as a quick note, we were going for a more serious, thoughtful feel to this shoot, hence, no big cheesy grins. It was purposeful. I almost always dig the serious photos more than the smiling ones anyways, so this was right up my ally. Just feel the need to point that out from the beginning because someone always brings it up.

Anyways, first model is 9 year old Emily. She came all the way from St. George UT to model for us.

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The next model is my own gorgeous 14 year old daughter. She's growing up too fast, darn it!

Crikey 8 is amazing. Not to take away from the rest 'cuz really it's such a wonderful set, but that one is something extra special. The only one I didn't like as much was 16 (ha ha, just noticed that might be Ron's favorite, ah well, just goes to show different tastes!), because, well it kinda looks like she kicked the bucket right there in the middle of the road ;-)

Eight and seventeen really do it for me. These are just amazing. The others are great, too, as always. Except for the roadway images. For me, the scale doesn't work. The girls, lovely as they are, just look tiny in comparison with the roadway and the striping.

Your compositions and processing are truly exceptional. But do you ever have to photograph less than perfect subjects??